The Bosnia-Herzegovina road tour ended in Dubrovnik where we were dropped off near our vacation rental in Lapad. By that time, England had already scored Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals. We quickly checked in with our hosts and went out looking for a place to watch the game. We were just in time to […]
Bosnia-Herzegovina Road Trip
Bosnia wasn’t part of my plans. But then again we were three on the trip. So Sarajevo we had to go. We decided to fly from Zagreb after leaving Plitvice. I had stumbled across the Sarajevo Funky Tours website during the planning stages. They have a one way Sarajevo to Dubrovnik tour and I thought […]
Plitvice Lakes – Paradise in Croatia
I don’t remember where I first heard about Plitvice Lakes. I think once I had decided I was going to Croatia, a YouTube search showed me the wonders. Plitvice Lakes National Park holds a UNESCO World Heritage status. It’s the only reason Zagreb was on the itinerary. We took an early afternoon bus from Zagreb […]
Perfect Few Hours in Zagreb
Since we were three, we booked a triple sleeper compartment on the ÖBB Nightjet (Sparschiene) from Salzburg to Zagreb. The last time I was on a sleeper train, I was ten years old and travelling from Berlin to Brussels. I don’t remember the compartment being this tiny. Through acrobatic feats though, we each changed for […]
Half A Day In Salzburg
One of us is obsessed with The Sound of Music. Which meant we couldn’t arrive in Austria and not pass through Salzburg. So we took a nice mid-morning train ride from Vienna to the Salzburg HauptBahnhof where we stalked the luggage lockers until we successfully found one, luckily a jumbo locker, to place all our […]
A Chance Encounter with Professor Ablade Glover
Professor Ablade Glover is probably one of Ghana’s national treasures. A painter and educator, he trained in Ghana, Britain, and the United States. Born in 1934, this octogenarian’s art can be found in galleries worldwide. He is a recipient of the FLAGSTAR Award (the top award for Arts in Ghana), is a Life Fellow […]
A Short Stopover in Vienna
The lack of direct flights to Croatia from the US meant that we had a choice of transit points so we chose Vienna. Neither one of us had been before, so we decided to give ourselves a brief introduction. We stayed in an AirBnB in Stephansplatz in the heart of Vienna. The main highlight here […]
The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
The Nest is an insight into one family’s dysfunction, after the oldest brother, a selfish and charismatic married man, gets into a car accident with a nineteen year old undocumented girl as his passenger, with her hands where they are not supposed to be. The accident results in him going to rehab and “losing everything” […]
World Cup 2018 – No Russia For Me
FIFA World Cup 2018 has come and gone. Unlike the past tournaments in South Africa (2010) and Brazil (2014) I did not travel to Russia to be part of the celebrations. That was a very conscious decision. You can say I’m still traumatized from my ordeal with THE BOYS. But the thought of going to […]
How To Make The Best Hot Chocolate
The best hot chocolate is made using the best ingredients. You can substitute if you like, but don’t blame me if it’s not the best you have had. First, hot chocolate is not hot cocoa. It’s liquid chocolate that is piping hot and divine. Just to be extra, this recipe calls for the use of […]
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